Tag: short film

Fundamentals of Screenwriting Cheat Sheet

This is a cheat sheet distilling Tyler Mowery’s great video series on the Fundamentals of Screenwriting to an easy-to-read summary, tl;dr format. You can watch the series below: I made this summary so when you’re writing you can easily pull up parts that you need quickly, to minimise interruption of your flow state. Although Tyler… Continue reading Fundamentals of Screenwriting Cheat Sheet

Mark Weinman acting masterclass, and short film shoot

I spent my Saturday morning at an acting masterclass hosted by Mark Weinman. The session was about getting out of your head as an actor. Not only was it super fun, I found it really useful, not just for as an actor, but also more widely as a creative.  Acting masterclass key takeaway In the… Continue reading Mark Weinman acting masterclass, and short film shoot

Rough idea for anxiety inducing short film

Planning to shoot a short film on Saturday 4th, and I spent a fair amount of time today hashing out ideas. On recommendation from my mentor Louis Bhose, I watched this incredible master class from Paul Schrader (wrote Taxi Driver, Raging Bull). Haven’t finished it yet, but holy fuck, literally the first 20 minutes has… Continue reading Rough idea for anxiety inducing short film

Creative Journey Log: Day 4

Writing about fried chicken made me think about death and my own mortality today. Nice and cheerful, right? Don’t think it’s a bad thing though. At the moment, the short is about food addiction: instant vs delayed gratification (presentable logline pending). I fleshed out more of the dialogue, the narrative beats of the film, and the… Continue reading Creative Journey Log: Day 4